backpacking… City Rumble – Berlin versus Moscow 26 Jan 2019 Okay. So here I’ve set myself up haven’t I? This is a really tricky face off between two BIG cities. One I’ve already had in a rumble before – that’s…
backpacking… Irkutsk – An introduction to Siberia and Eastern Russia 23 Oct 2018 Last year I fulfilled one of the items on my bucket list, that was to take the trans-Mongolian through China, Mongolia and Russia to Moscow. On the way, I stopped…
adventure… 2017 – Travel Highlights 1 Jan 2018 Howdy all. Well – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Everyone is doing a bit of a retrospective on their blogs right now, although I’m probably a little late…
adventure… In Search of Stalin’s Seven Sisters 22 Dec 201719 Dec 2017 Ever since I visited Russia earlier this year, and to be more precise Moscow, I wanted to do a post on ‘Stalin’s Seven Sisters’. It’s the sort of thing that…
Asia… Sunday Spotlight – Irkutsk 8 Oct 20177 Oct 2017 Today’s Sunday Spotlight is shone at the adorable city of Irkutsk, in Siberia, Russia, not too far from the beautiful Lake Baikal – the world’s biggest inland lake. On the…
Russia… Travel Itinerary – Trans-Mongolian Railway 6 Oct 20174 Oct 2017 Howdy all. I’ve been meaning to outline the places and route I took earlier this year when on the 3rd of May I left Beijing for to take the train…
Europe… Moscow – Through My Lens 4 Oct 20172 Oct 2017 Today I point the lens in the general direction of the Russian capital Moscow - enjoy! Thanks for stopping by - May the Journey Never End!
backpacking… Scam Alert – Moscow 11 Sep 201710 Sep 2017 Another week begins, and today’s post is talking about a scam I experienced in Moscow. I think I’m pretty decent at picking up when I’m entering a scam situation -from…
Europe… City Rumble – Moscow versus St Petersburg 23 Aug 201723 Aug 2017 Here it is, the big Russian Rumble! I would have done it earlier but I felt I wanted the chance to really explore Moscow before I did. But thanks to…
hotels… Slumming it at the Slavyanka 25 Jul 201724 Jul 2017 'Twas 1030am on a mid-May, cool Moscow day and I had just arrived by train from Ekanterinburg. All that was left was to make my way to my hotel and…
